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At Yale, things get Orwellian

Zachary Clifton

As a Yale student, I see the university’s double-speak on “institutional neutrality” as dangerous

New York Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani, center, celebrates with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), left, and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), right, during an election rally on October 26, 2025. (Andres Kudacki/Getty Images)

Mamdani's big win shakes the mainstream

Andrew O'Hehir

It isn't just MAGA moonbats freaking out: Zohran and his voters are an existential threat to the power structure

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Attacks on benefits erode democracy

Nicole Karlis

When public programs like SNAP are cut, voter turnout historically declines

The facade of the East Wing of the White House is demolished by work crews on October 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Trump revamp fulfills Obama's prediction

Chris Lamb - The Conversation

Obama called it in his humiliating ridicule of Trump

Grimes performs at the 2024 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Coachella)

The enpoopification of Grimes

Alex Galbraith

Claire Boucher has always sounded like the internet, for better or for worse

U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks at a press conference alongside alleged victims of Jeffrey Epstein at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on September 3, 2025, announcing the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which calls for the release of all unclassified documents in the Jeffrey Epstein case. (Photo by Bryan Dozier / Middle East Images via AFP)

Greene again puts shutdown blame on GOP

Garrett Owen

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said MTG's comments against her party are merely part of a "revenge tour"

Elon Musk arrives for US President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Disgust over Musk's $1 trillion payout

Garrett Owen

Even Pope Leo XIV condemned Musk's trillionaire status

Jennifer Lawrence as Grace and Robert Pattinson as Jackson in "Die My Love" (Mubi/Kimberley French)

Jennifer Lawrence saves this entire film

Coleman Spilde

With some of her best work yet, Lawrence keeps this portrait of a woman undone from spiraling out of control

ST LOUIS, MISSOURI - AUGUST 6: US Congresswoman Cori Bush (D-MO) makes remarks as she greets voters during a visit at Carondolet Branch Library on August 6, 2024 in St Louis, Missouri. Bush is looking to retain her seat in Congress against challenger Wesley Bell in todays Missouri's primary election. (Photo by Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images)

Bush: “Woke isn't dead, woke is fighting

Russell Payne

The former Missouri congresswoman, seeking to return to Washington, argues progressives are built for this moment

Karoline Leavitt takes questions at the White House on Nov. 4, 2025. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)

White House tightens grip on press corps

Brian Karem

Limiting access of journalists to the White House is a possibility

President Donald Trump plans to quadruple imports of Argentinian beef. (Fevziie Ryman/Getty Images)

Beef is no longer on MAGA's menu

Garrett Owen

Trump's plan to quadruple Argentinian beef imports has upset American ranchers — and the GOP

Former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the Sunshine Summit opening dinner at Disney's Contemporary Resort. (Photo by Tom Benitez - Pool/Getty Images)

Dick Cheney's vision lives on in Trump

Graham G. Dodds - The Conversation

The vice president's dream of an unfettered executive has largely come true

Jon Stewart is seen arriving to the Clooney Foundation for Justice's The Albies at New York Public Library on September 26, 2024 in New York City. (Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images/Getty Images)

Stewart: Trump's dump swung elections

Alex Galbraith

The comedian argued that an AI Trump dropping excrement on protestors may have swung the elections this week

A transgender rights supporter takes part in a rally outside of the U.S. Supreme Court as the high court hears arguments in a case on transgender health rights on December 04, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

SCOTUS OKs Trump trans passport ban

Alex Galbraith

The executive order barring self-identification had been stayed by a lower court

Former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey (Getty/Alex Wong)

Judge orders DOJ to give Comey evidence

Blaise Malley

“We’re going to fix that and we’re going to fix that today,” a judge said about DOJ's handling of the case

A color guard during the memorial service for Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, Sept. 21, 2025. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

AZ city wants memorial for Charlie Kirk

Garrett Owen

Scottsdale is the third city in the Phoenix area to propose a memorial to the slain podcaster

Scott Bessent speaks at the National Conservative Conference in Washington D.C., Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (Dominic Gwinn/Getty Images)

Layoffs reach two-decade high: report

Garrett Owen

October was the worst month for layoffs in 22 years

Maureen Maples with friends at Burning Man 2025. (Photo illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The San Francisco Chronicle / Photos Courtesy of Maureen Maples)

"It could have killed us"

Nicole Karlis

After a woman broke her collarbone this year, attendees are calling for stronger safety measures

Martha Stewart attends an Evening with Martha Stewart during the Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival on October 14, 2025 (Jeff Schear/Getty Images for NYCWFF)

Martha Stewart, Gen Z icon

Andi Zeisler

In a new era of "Entertaining," what Gen X saw as Martha Stewart trash, Gen Z is reclaiming as treasure

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 05: U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford hold a press conference at the U.S. Department of Transportation Headquarters on November 05, 2025 in Washington, DC. Secretary Duffy and FAA Administrator Bedford spoke of the need to cut thousands of flights due to lack of FAA staffing at airports because of the ongoing government shutdown. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

FAA cuts flights amid shutdown chaos

Blaise Malley

The FAA will scale back flights nationwide starting Friday

Cup of coffee and a tablespoon of instant coffee (Jose A. Bernat Bacete/Getty Images)

The 5 best instant coffees

Joy Saha

Instant coffee has earned a bad rep within the coffee community, but a few brands are surprisingly quite tasty

Airplane landing at Newark Airport, New Jersey, USA. (stockcam/gettyimages)

Don't eat at this airport

Joy Saha

Be sure to enjoy a hearty meal beforehand if you're planning on flying out of this travel hub, a study warns

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, speaks to reporters after a campaign event in support of Proposition 50 in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025.

Pelosi retiring after 39 years in House

Garrett Owen

Pelosi said she will serve her last year "with a grateful heart"

Kim Kardashian as Allura Grant and Naomi Watts as Liberty Ronson in "All's Fair" (Disney/Ser Baffo)

The problem with Kim Kardashian

Melanie McFarland

Ryan Murphy's latest muse can't act, but her high influence in our misinformation age is what's truly depressing

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